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Titan Genesis Meets the Ottawa

Written by Kevin

Wednesday December 12, 2012

Tags: Freestyle kayak playboat Titan Kayaks whitewater

Kalob Grady shares a fall edit with us of the Titan Genesis on the Ottawa river. He is flying high in the Genesis on Bus Eater, Corner Wave and Garberator. Looks sick!

Ryan Whetung Whitewater Kayak 2012 Edit

Written by Kevin

Tuesday December 4, 2012

Tags: Freestyle kayak whitewater

Jackson Kayak Team member Ryan Whetung brings us a vid of some shots of his 2012 whitewater kayaking season. Filmed on the Ottawa River in Canada, the short video features GoPro video of Ryan rocking out in his new Jackson Kayak All Star on Buseater, Garburator, and Pushbutton Wave.

Joel Kowalski 2012 Whitewater Reel

Written by Kevin

Thursday November 29, 2012

Tags: creeking Freestyle kayak whitewater

Check out Joel Kowalski's 2012 whitewater kayaking highlight reel. This guy is on top of his game in just about every aspect of the sport. In addition to being an instructor at the Ottawa Kayak School, Joel will be competing in this year's Whitewater Grand Prix in Chile.

Jackson Kayak: How to Entry Move

Written by Kevin

Wednesday November 28, 2012

Tags: Freestyle Instructional Jackson Jackson Kayak Instructional Series kayak playboat whitewater

Jackson Kayak brings us another installment in their new Jackson Kayak's instructional series. In this one, Dane Jackson teaches you how to do an entry move into a feature. The feature being used in the video is Rodeo Wave at Rock Island.

Macho Move-Whitewater Kayaking GoPro Instructional Series with EJ and Jackson Kayak

Written by Kevin

Tuesday November 27, 2012

Tags: Freestyle Instructional Jackson Jackson Kayak Instructional Series kayak playboat whitewater

This is really exciting. Team Jackson Kayak is bringing us a new instructional series filmed entirely on GoPro cameras. Their first installment is about how to do a Macho Move. Eric Jackson, Stephen Wright, and Clay Wright show you how to get it done.

SAS Hurley Classic 2012

Written by Kevin

Monday November 26, 2012

Tags: Festival Freestyle kayak playboat whitewater

Cool edit and summary of the 2012 SAS Hurley Classic. Includes some interviews with some of the top European freestylers including James "Pringle" Bebbington and Peter Csonka and of course some awesome whitewater kayak freestyle playboating.

Sage Donnelly: 2012

Written by Kevin

Monday November 19, 2012

Tags: Freestyle kayak playboat whitewater

Check out Jackson Team member, Sage Donnelly's highlights from river running and playboating in 2012. Sage is only 12 years old but goes HUGE! Can't even imagine how good she will be as she gets older.

Big Rock on the Nolichucky river TN

Written by Kevin

Friday November 16, 2012

Tags: Freestyle kayak playboat Pyranha whitewater

Mike Patterson brings us a video of him styling his Pyranha Jed at Big Rocks. Big Rocks is an awesome playspot located on the Nolichucky river in TN, near Johnson City. Check it out.

Rock Island Backstage Play Spot

Written by Kevin

Thursday November 8, 2012

Tags: Freestyle Jackson kayak playboat whitewater

The Jackson Kayak crew are out at Rock Island rebuilding the backstage play feature that they first created around this time in 2010. It's a really fun feature and we can't wait to get back out in it. Check out some info and a video on it.

Pyranha Carbon Jed Promo

Written by Kevin

Wednesday November 7, 2012

Tags: Freestyle kayak playboat Pyranha whitewater

Bren Orton from the UK brings us a Pyranha Carbon Jed Promo video.The Pyranha Jed is already one of the top whitewater playboats and the Carbon Jed is even better! Check it out.

Pyranha Jed in Nottingham

Written by Kevin

Monday November 5, 2012

Tags: Freestyle kayak playboat Pyranha whitewater

Paddlers Bren Orton, David Wild and Brandon Hepburn put the Pyranha Jed through the paces in Nottingham. The moves these guys are pulling off are incredible, especially the combos! Freestyle kayakers are really pushing the envelope and the kayaks keep getting better and better.

Rush Sturges Downriver Freestyle Entry

Written by Kevin

Wednesday October 24, 2012

Tags: Freestyle kayak playboat Rider of the Year whitewater

Rush Sturges throws in his Downriver Freestyle Entry for the Rider of the Year Awards with a front flip off Maruia Falls in New Zealand. Rush first did a trick like this in 2005 and calls it a Hail Mary. Just a sick, sick trick.

Devyn Scott - Best Trick Entry

Written by Kevin

Thursday October 18, 2012

Tags: Freestyle kayak playboat Rider of the Year whitewater

Devyn Scott comes in with a sick airscrew on Minibus on the Ottawa River. This is his Best Trick Entry for the Rider of the Year Awards. That carbon boat can go HUGE!

2012 Kayak Freestyle World Cup - 'Merica

Written by Kevin

Friday October 12, 2012

Tags: Freestyle ICF Canoe World Cup kayak playboat whitewater

Bennett Smith brings us an awesome edit of the sights and sounds of the 2012 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup. This is the first time the ICF World Cup had been hosted in 'Merica. The competition started at Rock Island, then went to the Pigeon River and finally ended at the Nantahala River.

Alive by James Bebbington

Written by Kevin

Wednesday October 10, 2012

Tags: Freestyle kayak playboat whitewater

Checkout James "Pringle" Bebbington's edit from his trip to Uganda trip last Winter. Great edit, beautiful imagery and amazing looking surfing. Doesn't get much better.

Quim Fontané 2012

Written by Kevin

Tuesday October 9, 2012

Tags: Freestyle kayak playboat

If you appreciate playboating at all, you have got to check out Spanish kayaker Quim Fontané 2012. Some of the sickest hole moves I have ever seen and the combos... WOW, the combos. Check it!

10 Year Old Kayaker Isaac Hull

Written by Kevin

Monday October 8, 2012

Tags: Freestyle kayak playboat whitewater

Watch 10 year old kayaker Isaac Hull tear it up on a low-water James River day. This kid is amazing, pulling off moves like stern squirts, rock splats and even loops!

Designing and Testing the Dagger Jitsu

Written by Kevin

Thursday October 4, 2012

Tags: Dagger Dagger Jitsu Freestyle kayak playboat whitewater

Good informative video about the designing and testing of Dagger Kayak's new freestyle boat, the Jitsu. We've been posting info about it for a while now and we are really excited to try one out.

FreeStyle Nation Episode 4

Written by Kevin

Tuesday October 2, 2012

Tags: creeking Freestyle FreeStyle Nation kayak playboat whitewater

Check out FreeStyle Nation Episode 4, September Stouts! The crew have been charging hard everywhere from the Cascades and NFFB to Gauley and Eternity.

Justin Bieber on Water - Hunter Katich

Written by Kevin

Wednesday September 26, 2012

Tags: Freestyle Jackson kayak playboat whitewater

So apparently Jackson Team member Hunter Katich was called the Justin Bieber on water. Well, Hunter is a good sport (and the 2012 ICF Jr. Men's World Cup Champion) and made a surprisingly sick edit despite the crappy song.

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